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A music thread! Why don't we have a music thread? Slot cars and music go hand in hand with me. Part of the creative process involves whistling, toe tapping and the occasional boogie!! I listen to all sorts of music. My parents listened to John Cash, Neil Diamond, and so on. I love live music! I go to a Blues club night once a month and go to as many local live events as I can. I'm sure there are other members that can add to this thread! I know of a Pink Floyd fan and a Jethro Tull fan lurking here?The thread has R18 in the title because there will be odd swear word or adult type lyrics that may not be suitable for delicate ears??

Dave, ya can't have slots without music.... great idea. With a million "favourites" it's hard to know where to start. I guess I can't go past the Aussie boys Spiderbait and there kick-rump cover of Ram Jam's Black Betty. Great song with an equally fast paced clip..... enjoy.

Yep Micheal, couldn't agree more. Best rockin version of a great track! Thanks Bill, I'm going to listen to some more of the Blue Stingrays!! Here's another rockin Aussie band. This song was a drinking anthem at many a great night. I remember that but the rest is a bit vague?

Dave, coincidentally I was able to catch James Reyne play a bunch of Aus Crawl material at an all day outdoor rock festival just last month. He's still very active on the live circuit and his voice is as strong today as it was way back when. He's a brilliant live performer.

Guys, at around the same time that local band Australian Crawl were smashing the charts, another band called Cold Chisel was enjoying huge success here. A number of their songs became bar and party anthems through the 80s & 90s. I'd describe their music as blues rock with occasional rock-a-billy. The following track is a classic - Bow River. Turn it up and give it a minute to get into full swing...

"Years of struggle had turned Cold Chisel into one of Australian Rock's all-time great bands probably the greatest ... But the years had also taken their toll since they formed in 1973 and in August 1983 the band put out a press release saying it was disbanding and would tour all major Australian Capital Cities to say farewell to their many fans ... In December they played their final concerts to sold-out audiences at capacity of 13,000 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre for 5 days straight and fans were camped out for days just to grab their tickets ... Chisel played over 30 songs each night with a different set list and Jimmy and the boys would come out every night with all guns blazing and proudly parading their knockabout, working-class colours to the end ... In effect, this really was Cold Chisel's Last Stand and here are Impassioned renditions of Chisel's best numbers and they delivered to rabid audiences and showed that the guys could still get their mojo working in overdrive and that to the end ... Cold Chisel were a great live act and left everyone in awe."